newly Ichi Ryushi in Typ 3 Gunto Koshirae

[Volker62]

Hello Gentleman

 

to the fast....

 

 

complete all matching original condition

 

got this neraly top minty heavy and healhty "Ishi Ryushi" with very intersting wild Hamon and beautiful Hada with lots of hataraki....

 

 

Bruce, please have a look to the nakago's stamps

 

 

 

[Volker62]

will post more of this beauty, when I have more time

 

hada and hamon are exceptional fine done, no flaw to the blade survived in stunning condition

 

 

No Star stamp

[PNSSHOGUN]

One of the best, very impressive.

[Bruce Pennington]

Volker, quite a beauty!  No date I presume?

 

And those stamps!  It's the first blade I've recorded with both a 阪 Saka and a イbefore the number!  All but one (now 2) of the blades I have with these kanji are Nagamitsu.  The other one was a Sadakatsu blade.

 

Anyone know what prefecture Ryushi was from?  Nagamitsu was Okayama and Sadakatsu was Osaka.  So this イstamp must be an arsenal inspector or something.  Also, backs up the idea that these mune numbers are Arsenal numbers not fittings shops.

[francois2605]

Bruce, Nagamitsu = "Ichihara Ichiryushi Nagamitsu" as per http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/naga.htm

[francois2605]

Very nice sword, Volker 

 

It ticks a lot of my boxes: nice hada, gunto 3 koshirae and Nagamitsu sword.

[Volker62]

some more pics..

 

 

very beautiful its hada and hamon are

 

swords nagasa is 63,8 cm

 

Motohaba of 3,4 cm

 

tickness is 0,79 mm

 

long kissaki

 

overall a very sturdy apperence.......

 

 

 

 

 

Volker

[Volker62]

Bruce, thanks for reply

 

no date, or any other kind of stamp on the swords nakago

[Kiipu]

The nakago mune markings of 阪 イ143 are the Ōsaka Army Arsenal final inspection mark followed by the arsenal assigned serial number.    In this case, it a 1st イ series and not that of the proceeding 0 (zero) series.  These markings are common on Ōsaka swords but are rarely mentioned or photographed.  I am unaware of anyone seriously studying these swords like the Mantetsu swords are.  I briefly touched upon this subject in the thread below.

Stamp Survey

[Bruce Pennington]

13 hours ago, francois2605 said:

Bruce, Nagamitsu = "Ichihara Ichiryushi Nagamitsu" as per http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/naga.htm

Thanks Francois!  That clears that all up.

 

8 hours ago, Kiipu said:

I am unaware of anyone seriously studying these swords like the Mantetsu swords are.

I track them when I can find one.  They just don't seem to be as common as Mantetsu, Showa-stamped, or Seki-stamped blades.  I'd be glad to cover them in more depth if we can find them!

 

[BANGBANGSAN]

This Nagamitsu has nakago mune markings 阪 2511

 

[Volker62]

stamp on a Gunto Typ 3  sayahanger/ Ashi.

 

 

pictures shows two shin gunto Typ 3 sayahanger/ashi on the top one is a small stamp on it.

 

 

perhaps someone knows about the meaning

[Kiipu]

2 hours ago, Volker62 said:

Stamp on a Gunto Type 3 saya hanger/ashi.

 

Rotate the picture 90 degrees clockwise and one will see an Ōsaka 阪 final inspection mark.

Edited March 27, 2022 by Kiipu

[Bruce Pennington]

OK!  First Saka stamp I've seen on a haikan (ashi)! 

[Volker62]

Like Bruce

 

 

I see it for the first time!

 

 

Intetesting what everything was provided with an acceptance stamp....like in Germany

[IJASWORDS]

Bruce, most people miss seeing the stamps, being small. Fairly common, see one of mine. 

[rancho]

My Nagamitsu got the same stamp on ashi